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Learning Objective 5.1 Assess the role of the just-world hypothesis in victim blaming

Audio Link: Colleges Straddle Line Between Assault Prevention And Victim-Blaming
Summary: As efforts increase around the nation to combat campus sexual assault, one aspect of prevention seems to confound schools the most: how to warn students about staying safe — without sounding like they're blaming the victim.

Learning Objective 5.3 Compare and contrast the different typologies of crime victims

Video Link: Man Robbed while meeting prostitutes at Ruth Motel
Summary: A 31-year-old man from Wixom was set up and robbed at the Ruth Motel in Harrison Township.

Learning Objective 5.4 Summarize the rights of crime victims

Web Link: Victims' Rights
Summary: The National Center for Victims of Crime website provides an overview of victims' rights, what they are, who may exercise them, etc.

Learning Objective 5.5 Discuss how legislative efforts have improved the rights of crime victims

Video Link: Cleveland Kidnapping Survivors Open Up In Emotional Interview Two Years After Escape
Summary: Two women who were kidnapped and imprisoned in a Cleveland house for more than a decade opened up about their ordeal in a special “20/20” episode Tuesday night.

Web Link: Crime Victims Fund
Summary: Office of Justice Programs provides an overview of the Crime Victims Fund, which was established by Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) of 1984.

Learning Objective 5.6 Describe the extent of victimization in the United States

Audio Link: Victims Of Social Security Number Theft Find It's Hard To Bounce Back
Summary: Tens of millions of people may have had information stolen, including their names, Social Security numbers and birth dates, when health insurer Anthem's database was hacked.